Great Barrier Aerodrome | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Auckland Council | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Claris, Great Barrier Island | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°14′29″S175°28′19″E / 36.24139°S 175.47194°E /-36.24139; 175.47194 | ||||||||||||||
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  GBZ Location of the Great Barrier Aerodrome | |||||||||||||||
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Great Barrier Aerodrome (IATA:GBZ,ICAO:NZGB) is the major airfield on Great Barrier Island. It is a small, non-towered aerodrome atClaris onGreat Barrier Island in theHauraki Gulf off theNorth Island ofNew Zealand. Fuel is not available.
The town of Claris is adjacent and there are rental car and bicycle hire services available at the airport. Landing fees were previously payable at Council offices, but are now billed direct to aircraft operators.
Feral pigs run loose on and in the vicinity of Great Barrier Aerodrome.[1]
The aerodrome has two runways a grass strip and a marked asphalt runway which is 930m by 9m wide. Landing fees are charged by Auckland Transport and are invoiced to the registered owner of the aircraft as per the CAA register of aircraft. Landing fees are (inclusive of GST). $20 for private and $12 for scheduled commercial flights.[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Barrier Air | Auckland,North Shore,[3]Tauranga[4] |
| Island Aviation | North Shore,Waiheke Island |
| Sunair | Tauranga,Whangarei,Whitianga |
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